The Tolerance of Organic Formula Milk and Its Fecal Microbiome Characteristic in Infants
Food Allergy in InfantsThis interventional study aims to investigate the tolerance of organic formula milk on infants supplemented with organic formula milk. This study also observes gut microbiota, short chain fatty acids, nutritional status, and atopic manifestation on infants supplemented with organic formula milk. This study will be done on 50 subjects, with an age of 6-7 months old, 38-42 weeks of gestation, had a birth weight ranging from 2700 grams to 4200 grams, not suffering from any major congenital anomaly, not severely stunted at birth, has a normal thyroid function, not suffering any prominent gastrointestinal disease, not having a severe disease at the beginning of study, and has an approval from their parents. Participants' diet will be added an organic formula for infant for 3 months, and will be monitored regularly, since this study starts, at each month, and at the end of this study. The participants' gut microbiomes will be calculated at every session of monitoring by collecting their fecal samples, and brought to laboratory. Anthropological data (weight, height, body mass index), atopic manifestation, IL-6 and IL-10 will also be collected.
Partially Hydrolyzed Whey Formula in Cow's Milk Allergic Patients
Food AllergyCow's milk (CM) allergy is the most common food allergy in children, affecting 2-3% of infants. In formula-fed infants with CM allergy, extensively hydrolyzed or amino acid-based infant formulas are typically recommended. These formulas are expensive and not palatable. For older patients with CM allergy, the standard of care is avoidance of all CM products. The investigators cared for a CM allergic patient who was able to tolerate partially hydrolyzed whey formula (pHWF), which tastes better and is less expensive than extensively hydrolyzed or amino-acid based formulas. There are likely other subjects who could similarly tolerate pHWF. Furthermore, it is possible that taking pHWF could accelerate tolerance of CM. The investigators aim to identify characteristics of CM allergic subjects who can tolerate pHWF and assess the degree to which taking pHWF accelerates CM tolerance.
Molecular Analysis of IgE Antibodies in Walnut Allergic Patients
Food AllergyAccurate diagnosis of food allergy depends on the identification of the causative allergenic molecule(s). The proposed study intends to investigate and compare the pattern of IgE antibody sensitisation in walnut allergic subjects from three different regions of Europe (south (SEU) and central/north (C/NEU), to evaluate the diagnostic utility of a panel of novel allergen reagents.
Basophile Activation Testing (BAT) in Hazelnut Allergy (Hazelnut BAT Study)
Food AllergyThe proposed study intends to compare the outcome of food challenge in hazelnut allergic patients with the outcome of basophile activation tests using hazelnut extract and components.
Study on the Induction of Food Tolerance in Babies
Food HypersensitivityThis general population based, randomized controled trial aims at answering two major hypotheses: First, systematic early introduction of solid foods decreases the incidence of food allergy and dietary restrictions by the age of one year. Second, stimulation with the symptom-eliciting food rather than avoidance will induce tolerance in babies with non-severe allergic symptoms.
Extensively Hydrolyzed Formula: Hypoallergenicity
Food HypersensitivityThe primary objective of this clinical trial is to determine whether a new extensively hydrolyzed infant formula is hypoallergenic.
iFAAM: The Impact of Proton-pump Inhibitors (Antacids) on Threshold Dose Distributions
Food AllergyIn patients with a walnut allergy double blind placebo controlled food challenge with walnut will be combined with the intake of proton pump inhibitor (PPI) or with placebo to assess the impact of PPI on threshold level and on clinical manifestation.
Elemental Formula Hypoallergenicity
Food HypersensitivityThe primary objective of this clinical trial is to determine whether a new amino acid-based formula is hypoallergenic as defined by the American Academy of Pediatrics (2000), demonstrating that the test formula does not provoke allergenic activity in 90% of infants or children with confirmed cow's milk allergy (CMA) with 95% confidence as compared to a commercially available hypoallergenic formula.
An Interventional Study of Milk Allergy
Food HypersensitivityMilk HypersensitivityMilk is the among the most common food allergens in infants and children. The majority of children outgrow their allergies; however, the exact mechanisms by which food tolerance is achieved are unknown. Strict avoidance of the offending food is currently the only known therapy. However, subjects have been known to lose food hypersensitivity while frequently ingesting small amounts of processed forms of the offending product. The purpose of this study is to investigate whether ingestion of small amounts of processed milk protein will be permitted without compromising the chances of either outgrowing milk hypersensitivity or prolonging the time needed to achieve clinical tolerance.
Asthma, a Disease Due to a Lack of Bacterial Infections in Childhood.
Food AllergyAtopic Dermatitis2 moreThe degree of TH1-skewing by mycobacteria is controlles by NRAMP1 gene polymorphisms and related to the degree of inhibition of TH2-mediated disease.